A study of John 4:49-54
"The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies." Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live." The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way. As he was going down, his servants met him and told him that his son was recovering. So he asked them the hour when he began to get better, and they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him." The father knew that was the hour when Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live." And he himself believed, and all his household. This was now the second sign that Jesus did when he had come from Judea to Galilee."
John 4:49-54 ESV
Definitions of the original language in the context of this passage:
-The Official: "βασιλικός", "basilikos"; adjective - of or belonging to a king, kingly, royal, regal; of a man, the officer or minister of a prince, a courtier.
-Sir: "κύριε"; "κύριος", "kyrios"; masculine noun - lord; is a title of honor expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants greet their master.
-Before: "πρίν", "prin"; adverb - with the force of a conjunction, before, before that.
-Dies: "ἀποθανεῖν"; "ἀποθνῄσκω", "apothnēskō"; verb - of the natural death of humans.
-Go: "πορεύου"; "πορεύω", "poreuō"; verb - to depart, go one's way.
-Son: "υἱός", "huios"; singular, masculine noun - son, child.
-Lives: "ζῇ", "zē"; verb, present, active, indicative, third person, singular - live; life.
-Believed: "ἐπίστευσεν", "episteusen"; verb, aorist, active, indicative, third person, singular - have faith, credit, entrust, believe.
-Went On His Way: "ἐπορεύετο", "eporeueto"; verb, imperfect, either middle or passive, indicative, third person, singular - go, travel; go out.
-Was Going Down: "καταβαίνοντος", "katabainontos"; verb, present, active, participle, singular, genitive, masculine - descend; come (get, go, step) down.
-Met: "ὑπήντησαν", "hypēntēsan"; verb, aorist, active, indicative, third person, plural - meet; go to meet
-Was Recovering: "ζῇ", "zē"; verb, present, active, indicative, third person, singular - live; life, lively.
-Hour: "ὥραν", "hōran" noun, accusative, singular, feminine - hour; time.
-Better: "κομψότερον", "kompsoteron"; adverb - improve, get better.
-Yesterday: "Ἐχθὲς", "Echthes"; adverb - yesterday.
-Seventh: "ἑβδόμην", "hebdomēn"; adjective, accusative, singular, feminine - seventh.
-Left: "ἀφῆκεν", "aphēken"; verb, aorist, active, indicative, third person, singular - leave.
-Fever: "πυρετός", "pyretos"; noun, nominative, singular, masculine - fever, inflamed, feverish.
-Knew: "ἔγνω", "egnō"; verb, aorist, active, indicative, third person, singular - know, understand.
-All: "ὅλη", "holē"; adjective, nominative, singular, feminine - whole, all, altogether.
-Household: "οἰκία", "oikia"; noun, nominative, singular, feminine - house, residence, abode, family.
-Second: "δεύτερον", "deuteron"; adjective, accusative, singular, neuter - second.
-Sign: "σημεῖον", "sēmeion"; noun, accusative, singular, neuter - sign, miracle, wonder.
Observation/Summary (short explanation of what the passage says in your own words):
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